What should we do with our weak spot(s)?

04.15.08 | No Comments

What should we do with our weak spot(s)

Each of us have a weak point. We are not perfect, even if we were designed perfectly, to be perfect. Each of us have a predisposition to sin.

Here’s what happened to Israel after Joshua and the elders from his time died:

20 So, the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel;
and He said,
Because this people have transgressed My covenant
which I commanded their fathers
and have not listened to My voice,
21 I, from now on,
will also not drive out from before them
any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,
22 That through them I may prove Israel,
whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it,
as their fathers kept it, or not.

Judges 2:20-22

God, as well as the Devil know what are weak areas of our life. God wants for us to be victorious , and win the spiritually battles in our life. In the same time Devil wants us to loose and to be his slaves.

Each an everyone of us should know which is his/hers own weak spot . I know mine. Actually I have more than one weak spot. I am more inclined to sin more in some areas of my life. This is the battle I will have to deal with my whole life. Sometimes God makes a miracle and vanished a weak area of my life. But usually God does not do that because He wants us to fight, to get stronger and later to help others to become stronger.

The great thing is that God does not let us alone . He wants to help me, because He loves me. This does not mean that He’ll fight the whole battle for me. But, I could assure you that He’s next to me. More than that God gave us tools to fight and resist the temptation:

5 For you are all sons of light and sons of the day;
we do not belong either to the night or to darkness.
6 Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do,
but let us keep wide awake
(alert, watchful, cautious, and on our guard)
and let us be sober
(calm, collected, and circumspect).
7 For those who sleep, sleep at night,
and those who are drunk, get drunk at night.
8 But we belong to the day;
therefore, let us be sober
and put on the breastplate (corslet) of faith and love
and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
9 For God has not appointed us
to [incur His] wrath [He did not select us to condemn us],
but [that we might] obtain [His] salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)
10 Who died for us
so that whether we are still alive or are dead [at Christ's appearing],
we might live together with Him and share His life.
11Therefore encourage (admonish, exhort) one another
and edify (strengthen and build up) one another,
just as you are doing.

1 Thessalonians 5:5-11

and

14 Stand therefore [hold your ground],
having tightened the belt of truth around your loins
and having put on the breastplate of integrity
and of moral rectitude and right standing with God ,
15 And having shod your feet in preparation
[to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability,
the promptness and the readiness
produced by the good news ] of the Gospel of peace .
16 Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith ,
upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].
17 And take the helmet of salvation
and the sword that the Spirit wields,
which is the Word of God .
18 Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit,
with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty.
To that end keep alert
and watch with strong purpose and perseverance ,
interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).
19 And [pray] also for me,
that [freedom of] utterance may be given me,
that I may open my mouth to proclaim boldly the mystery
of the good news (the Gospel),
20 For which I am an ambassador
in a coupling chain [in prison.
Pray] that I may declare it boldly and courageously, as I ought to do.

Ephesians 6:14-20